Civilization VII gameplay revealed with February release date
thesixthaxis.com2K and Firxis have announced the release date for Civilization VII, with 11th February 2025 the day to book of work. Then the next day, and probably the day after that if you’re easily lured into playing just one more turn.
The team at Firaxis will be holding a more in-depth stream of their own after Opening Night Live, which you can view here at 9:30PM:
From the ONL trailer we can see how the studio are pushing on the visual stylings of the game and the dynamism of the world. There’s tornadoes, volcanos and other terrible forces of nature, while cities sprawl across the map with intricate detail… just waiting to get crushed under the tracks of invading tanks, or get blasted by nukes.
Stay tuned for more when we get a look at Civ VII during Gamescom this week!
In the meantime, here’s some blurb from 2K:
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier’s Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!Rule as one of many legendary leaders from throughout history. Establish your civilization, construct cities and architectural wonders to expand your territory, conquer or cooperate with rival civilizations in pursuit of prosperity, and explore the far reaches of the unknown world. Will you build an empire that stands the test of time?Sid Meier’s Civilization® VII is a 4X strategy game developed by the legendary team at Firaxis Games, developers of the Civilization and XCOM franchises.
It has been quite a while since the last Civ, as Civilization VI was released on PC way back in 2016. It was subsequently ported to Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and even mobile devices. We gave the Switch version 9/10 in our review, Nick saying, “There’s plenty to sink your teeth into, providing hours upon hours of unique experiences, accompanied by a divine soundtrack to really get you in the mood for building nations. Civ VI is a titan of a game and well worth your time, even if you’ve already spent hours on the PC
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